[mythtv-users] The final word on Freevo, Tivo and MythTV for channel surfers

[Phil Bridges]

On 11/20/06, Viitasaari <public at viitasaari.ca> wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-11-20 at 17:43 -0600, Dewey Smolka wrote:
> > Ummmm.
> >
> > * $100 CAD for the unit + $78 CAD/month for the privilege of recording
> > ($98 CAD / month for PVR + HD). -- i.e. $1036 CAD for the first year
> > for SD, $1276 CAD for the first year for HD.
> That was $149.00CAD for the unit and I am already paying $99.00/month
> for every SD channel available.  There are less than a dozen HD channels
> so its not worth it yet...one day.
> >
> > * No way to dump the sat programming or recordings to a more capable
> > Myth machine.
> Anything recorded is re-playable and everything that's re-playable can
> be offloaded via the feeds on the back of the unit.
> >
> > * No way to expand storage capacity.
> Considering I probably record a couple of hours a month I am not worried
> about extra storage capacity.
> >
> > * No way to offload recorded programs to disc or portable player.
> Anything recorded is re-playable and everything that's re-playable can
> be offloaded via the feeds on the back of the unit.
> >
> > * No way to store music, photos, or videos. No archiving of DVDs.
> Can use my Myth box for all that.
> >
> > * No network connectivity.
> Don't need it...don't want it.
> >
> > * Only 3 days of program data.
> 3 hours is all I need.
> > * No web interface for scheduling/managing recordings.
> Don't need it...don't want it.
> >
> > * Channel browser more or less identical to MythTV.
> True.
> >
> > * No guarantee or even insinuation that changing a channel will take
> > less than the 2 seconds or so it takes any sat system to change a
> > channel.
> Already checked...it's 2 seconds for a channel change.
> >
> > Doesn't look so hot to me.
> For a channel surfer its a dream machine.
> >
> > But I am glad that this is the final word on the matter. Hope you enjoy it.

Sounds like MythTV was never for you.